Rhododendron menziesii subsp. menziesii

Rhododendron menziesii subsp. menziesii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Rhodoreae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: R. subg. Azaleastrum
Sectio: R. sect. Sciadorhodion
Species: Rhododendron menziesii
Subspecies: Rhododendron menziesii subsp. menziesii

Name

Rhododendron menziesii Craven subsp. menziesii, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Menziesia ferruginea var. globularis (Salisb.) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 256. 1856.
  • Menziesia globularis Salisb., Parad. Lond. 1(2): t. 44. 1806, nom. illeg.
  • Menziesia globularis Hook., Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 41. 1834.
  • Menziesia smithii Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 235. 1803.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Alaska. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Craven, L.A. 2011. Diplarche and Menziesia transferred to Rhododendron (Ericaceae). Blumea 56(1): 33–35. DOI: 10.3767/000651911X568594 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron menziesii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 14. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Rusty Menziesia, False Azalea, mock azalea